Sam Mendes is hinting at a more human 007. But won’t the director be forced to stick to the all-action hardman?
The Artist star Uggie unleashes jack russell craze
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Social apps lost networks $13.9bn last year, what we learnt from Apple’s ‘Nike moment’, and more
Plus how RIM lost control of its empire, and the invisible war on production costs
Her mit neuen Verben: wulffen, lanzen, heilmännern
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Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Arabian frights
Jean-Jacques Annaud was making a film about oil wars in the desert. Then the Arab spring started, his crew were evacuated, and he had to explain why he had 300 guns
TV review: Timothy Spall – All at Sea
It’s six years since Timothy Spall started sailing around Britain. That’s a lot of faffing
Steve McQueen blames US fear of sex for Michael Fassbender’s Oscars snub
Shame director says the “once in a generation actor” was not nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a sex addict because ‘in America they’re too scared of sex’
Apple faces its ‘Nike moment’ as ABC Nightline goes inside Foxconn
Bill Weir of ABC’s Nightline insisted that he should be free to go wherever he wanted inside Foxconn – and the company, and Apple, complied.
Internet News: Google bypasses IE9 privacy settings, iPhone 4 ‘antennagate’ lawsuit settled
Plus what happens when you try to (lawfully) download Game of Thrones, and US official warns over Anonymous
Want the Windows 8 preview? First, catch your 1366×768 resolution tablet
The Windows 8 Preview arrives at the end of this month – and if you want to get the full Metro feeling, you’ll want to try it on a tablet. But they’ve got unusual screen sizes – and they might be pricey. Is this the flaw in Microsoft’s strategy?
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: Why do so many people hate it?
‘Tacky’, ‘mawkish’, ‘offensive’, ‘bizarre’: just what is it about Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel that has provoked such negativity?
David Walliams’ Mr Stink to be made into BBC1 comedy drama
Walliams to play prime minister in adaptation of his story about schoolgirl who hides homeless man in her family’s garden shed




























